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Have You Heard

Have You Heard

Have You Heard

Occasionally funny and periodically informative, Have You Heard features journalist Jennifer Berkshire and scholar Jack Schneider as they explore the age-old quest to finally fix the nation's public schools, one policy issue at a time.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Have You Heard episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Have You Heard for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Have You Heard episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Have You Heard - #132 The Enemy Within

#132 The Enemy Within

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03/24/22 • 34 min

When Jeff Sharlet reviewed Florida’s new “Don’t Say Gay” law, it felt a bit too familiar. That's because Sharlet spent years reporting on the anti-LGBTQ crusade in Putin's Russia. The Florida law, along with a wave of anti-trans legislation across the country, seeks to create what Sharlet describes as an "enemy within." And in our In the Weeds segment for Patreon subscribers, Jack and Jennifer dig into the question of whether teachers are or are not fleeing the profession, and why the data may not matter as much as the pundits keep saying. Subscribe on Patreon to listen in. https://www.patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast
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Have You Heard - #133 What Should Schools Do About Climate Change?
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04/07/22 • 42 min

What should schools do about climate change? To get some perspective on this big, even existential, question, Have You Heard is joined summons an all-star cast. Oren Pizmony-Levy, the director of the Center for Sustainable Futures at Teachers College, Columbia University, breaks down the big debates regarding schools and climate change. Investigative journalist Katie Worth, author of Miseducation, reports from her deep dive into climate change education around the country. And Elissa Levy, who teaches physics and computer science at the High School for Climate Justice in East Harlem, NY, tells us about the first public school in the nation with “climate” in its name. And in our In the Weeds segment for Patreon subscribers, Jack and Jennifer wonder ‘what ever happened to the opt-out movement?’ For access, reading lists and more, go to Patreon.com/haveyouheardpodcast to become a supporter.
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Have You Heard - #83 Don’t Mess with Texas’ Schools
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02/20/20 • 35 min

Have You Heard heads to fast-growing north Texas to listen in on how support for public education is upending the state's politics. Part of our series on education and politics in 2020, this episode captures a trend with major implications for Texas and beyond. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going and enables us to hit the road. Please donate at Patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast
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Have You Heard - #80 The Rural Schools Conundrum
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01/09/20 • 32 min

Have You Heard heads to rural Wisconsin to investigate a puzzle. Communities in the "reddest" parts of the state keep voting to hike their own taxes to pay for schools, even as they elect and re-elect politicians who enact cuts to school funding. What gives? The answers are complicated and surprising. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going. Please donate at Patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast
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Have You Heard - #79 The PISA Problem

#79 The PISA Problem

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12/19/19 • 29 min

It’s time to junk the international assessment of 15-year-olds known as the PISA test says scholar Oren Pizmony-Levy. And Have You Heard announces big plans for 2020. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going. Please donate at Patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast
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For more than a decade, Denver has been a model for a brand of school reform centered on closing low-performing schools, opening charter schools and rewarding teachers for boosting student test scores. But a diverse coalition of opponents says it’s time to put the brakes on that approach and showed its strength at the polls in November by “flipping” the Denver School Board. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going. Please donate at Patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast
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Deep spending cuts and ballooning class sizes are coming to Ontario. Have You Heard talks to parents, students and teachers in Toronto about what controversial changes proposed by the new conservative government will mean for a public education system success story. Hint: nothing good...
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Central Harlem in the late 1960's was home to a radical, and little known, experiment in alternative education. Historian Barry Goldenberg, runner up in the Have You Heard Graduate Student Research Contest, tells us the story of Harlem Prep and why it is so relevant today.
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There's big money lining up to bring the portfolio model to a school district near you. But what is it exactly? Scholar Katrina Bulkley helps Have You Heard plumb the depths of portfolio management.
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Have You Heard - #82 Milton Friedman’s Day in Court
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02/06/20 • 38 min

The raging debate about whether public money should fund private religious education is a very old one. What's new is the increasingly complex education landscape and the mainstreaming of once radical free market ideas. Education historian Ethan Hutt makes it all make sense. The financial support of listeners like you keeps this podcast going. Please donate at Patreon.com/HaveYouHeardPodcast
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FAQ

How many episodes does Have You Heard have?

Have You Heard currently has 191 episodes available.

What topics does Have You Heard cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Have You Heard?

The episode title '#132 The Enemy Within' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Have You Heard?

The average episode length on Have You Heard is 36 minutes.

How often are episodes of Have You Heard released?

Episodes of Have You Heard are typically released every 14 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Have You Heard?

The first episode of Have You Heard was released on Jan 26, 2016.

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